In Others' WordsWho is the Author of Your Story?
“So, if I love God, and I mean really love God with abandon, then I must come to love myself, my life. I need to love my story at the heart level. That’s what I believe life is for all of us. A story being written by God. He is the Author and Finisher of our faith. When I start to love my story, with all its messed up twists and turns, then I can love other people who are living out their own stories with all their messed up twists and turns.”
~ Eli in Coming Attractions by Robin Jones Gunn
As a writer, sometimes I don't like how my work-in-progress is, well, progressing. The story is muddled. The characters are misbehaving, not following my oh-so-carefully planned out plot. But since I'm the author of the story, I have control. I get to rewrite--and rewrite and rewrite--until the story is the way I want it.
I've learned there's no rewriting my past. There's no delete button for the mistakes I've made. Believe me, I've looked for one! But there is this a-ma-zing thing called God's grace. I'm learning to see my life--all the messed up twists and turns--through God's eyes. And I'm learning to love my life as is. No rewrites needed.
What about you? Have you embraced your life story?
Labels: Coming Attractions, grace, life story, mistakes, Robin Jones Gunn
posted by Beth K. Vogt @ 2:01 AM
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6 Comments:
Love this Beth!
I too am learning that with every season in my life, God has a life lesson for me to learn. Not always pleasant, but I def. come out stronger.
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Alena T.
This quote is one of my all-time favorites . . . I need to be constantly reminded to embrace my story.
I echo Alena, Beth - love this!
And you know, I think have I have embraced my life story. Like anyone, there are days when I wish things were more this way or that, but truly, I feel blessed to be able to recognize my blessed state of being. :) You're so right, when we look at things through the lens of God's grace, it negates the need for a "delete button."
Melissa, I love watching your story unfold--and love praying for the turns of the pages too!
Beth, what a great quote! I, too, have mostly learned to embrace my life story. God has recently shown me a hurt in my childhood that has haunted me my entire adult life. In the process of working through it, I did question why God hadn't brought healing and moved me beyond it. He showed me it is my "thorn." Do I like it? No. Do I accept it? Yes. Because I know it will cause me to depend on Him more. So, yes, I believe I have embraced my life story and can thank the Lord for how He is crafting my story. :)
Jeanne, I so appreciate your honesty. We have to embrace the thorns too, don't we?
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